Preview 2019 Goodbye (To 2020) New; Preseason Discussion

[Enviable Tradition]

What about the AA side vs The All Stars?

All stars vs the premiers would be great.

The champion team v the team of champions.

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[Doctor Feel]

That defence is so ******* gross ahahah

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

It should be Victoria v. Australia, but AFL wouldn't be able to call it "State of Origin".

Every country has one of those places, I assume. Victoria would be your São Paulo.

P.S.: By the way, in English, the state and the city should be called Saint Paul, instead of São Paulo. After all, we say Austrália Meridional (South Australia); Nova Gales do Sul (New South Wales); etc. São Paulo is easily translatable.

I like how you expand our knowledge like in your P.S. thanks.

 

[Jonts]

That defence is so ******* gross ahahah

Yeah
Looking at the squad of 30 the only area I'm like wow that's bottom 4 is bad is our backline. Let's pray that Jonas and Cluzza stay fit

Also maybe that Grundy develops at a rate of knots

 

[PAFC_1870]

That defence is so ******* gross ahahah

First thing I noticed.

Average Tall fwds are gonna do a Ben Brown to us

 

[Doctor Feel]

Cant wait to see Bonner disgrace the guernsey again

 

[Port85]

Team has a 9.17 to 11.6 loss written all over it

 

[gbear]

With that back line we are going nowhere near a premiership this season.

 

[RossFC]

Team has a 9.17 to 11.6 loss written all over it

We'll let in more than 11.6

 

[JUSTWORK]

First thing I noticed.

Average Tall fwds are gonna do a Ben Brown to us

That was in part because of the very weak effort in the midfield.

Any defence would have had a hard time that night.

 

[robbo1981]

1 qrt and 1 min into Dougals career at st Kilda 2 frees against for holding 2gls 3 big punches straight to opposition only early yes I know lol.

 

[Visenfest]

Why did we pick f**king Cam Sutcliffe in our squad for the Brisbane game? I know it's a pre-season game, but there's nothing to gain by picking him for any game. It's development robbed from a younger player.

Edit: answered my own question. We'll terrorise Lachie Neale I reckon.

 

[Coobk001]

Very disappointed Hayes couldn't even make the 30. He'll play next week, but surely won't play the 3rd game, so they clearly don't see him as contending for a spot.

Mead out again with the 'not a hamstring', hamstring injury.

 

[Port85]

No Hayes means we're not practicing the 2 ruck structure.

 

[klem22]

Why did we pick f**king Cam Sutcliffe in our squad for the Brisbane game? I know it's a pre-season game, but there's nothing to gain by picking him for any game. It's development robbed from a younger player.

Edit: answered my own question. We'll terrorise Lachie Neale I reckon.

cough cough "hernkley is still the head coach" cough cough,
strap yourself in make sure you have your medication handy because i think we all will need it.

 

[philthy05]

If brissie plays some talks they could have a day out against that backline

We’re going to be super dependent on clurey watts Jonas burton and Westhoff all staying fit and in form and our midfield not putting too much pressure on them

 

[OneGreatClub]

 

[Visenfest]

If brissie plays some talks they could have a day out against that backline

We’re going to be super dependent on clurey watts Jonas burton and Westhoff all staying fit and in form and our midfield not putting too much pressure on them

Ballenden, Hipwood and McStay named in their forward line. We're gonna have a bad time.

 

[GremioPower]

If brissie plays some talks they could have a day out against that backline

We’re going to be super dependent on clurey watts Jonas burton and Westhoff all staying fit and in form and our midfield not putting too much pressure on them

Nine defenders in our list are 1.90m (6'3") or taller. None is 2m tall (6'7").

Justin Westhoff	199
Jack Watts	196
Jarrod Lienert	195
Riley Grundy	194
Tom Clurey	193
Jake Pasini	192
Trent McKenzie	191
Ryan Burton	191
Riley Bonner	190

Watts, Clurey, Pasini, and Grundy are listed as KPD. The only other listed as such is Jonas (1.88m/6'2").

Clurey - Actual Key defender
Jonas - glorified medium sized defender
Hoff - floating utility
McKenzie - forward flanker from gold coast
Watts - CHF from Melbourne
Burton - flanker from Hawthorn
Lienert - tall winger from Sturt
Grundy and Pasini - a combined weight of a buck 50 with a brick in their pocket.

Yep. It doesn't look good...

 

[Tibbs]

Nine defenders in our list are 1.90m (6'3") or taller. None is 2m tall (6'7").

Justin Westhoff	199
Jack Watts	196
Jarrod Lienert	195
Riley Grundy	194
Tom Clurey	193
Jake Pasini	192
Trent McKenzie	191
Ryan Burton	191
Riley Bonner	190

Watts, Clurey, Pasini, and Grundy are listed as KPD. The only other listed as such is Jonas (1.88m/6'2").






Yep. It doesn't look good...

We say that every year about our defence ... Yet year after year they perform ok, and are not the problem! The problem lies in our midfield's delivery & our forward setup.

Unpopular opinion: Our defence is going to be OK in 2020!

 

[GremioPower]

We say that every year about our defence ... Yet year after year they perform ok, and are not the problem! The problem lies in our midfield's delivery & our forward setup.

Unpopular opinion: Our defence is going to be OK in 2020!

I think we will, too; but it is a weird unit.

 

[AFC AFeederClub]

1 qrt and 1 min into Dougals career at st Kilda 2 frees against for holding 2gls 3 big punches straight to opposition only early yes I know lol.

i think Ratten has brains and in the past he doesnt put up with plays who are a liability, my prediction is Dougal is playing VFL by round 6

 

[Granny Duurs is Lovely]

Nine defenders in our list are 1.90m (6'3") or taller. None is 2m tall (6'7").

Justin Westhoff	199
Jack Watts	196
Jarrod Lienert	195
Riley Grundy	194
Tom Clurey	193
Jake Pasini	192
Trent McKenzie	191
Ryan Burton	191
Riley Bonner	190

Watts, Clurey, Pasini, and Grundy are listed as KPD. The only other listed as such is Jonas (1.88m/6'2").






Yep. It doesn't look good...

2m tall is a ridiculous expectation for a defender. Look at the best defence in the competition with Richmond - their tallest defender is 195cm (astbury).

 

[RossFC]

 

[Hong-Kong Phooey]

I think we will, too; but it is a weird unit.

its just laking a A grade KPD. Throw in a Rance or similar and its an awesome back line.